NCLEX TO BE OFFERED IN LONDON, SEOUL, HONG KONG
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has selected the first three countries to begin offering the NCLEX examinations internationally. Testing is expected to begin January 2005 in Seoul, South Korea; London, England; and Hong Kong.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/healthcare_alerts_main.htm

NCLEX TESTING FOR VISASCREEN
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has begun offering NCLEX testing, through Pearson VUE, for Visa Screen purposes to nurses who are already licensed in the U.S.
http://www.ncsbn.org/testing/nclexforvisascreen.asp

NEW CGFNS POLICY FOR CANADIAN NURSES
CGFNS has implemented two new policies for Canadian nurses in an effort to expedite processing times for Visa Screens.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/05.06.2004healthcare_alert.htm

CGFNS RELEASES 2003 DATA
CGFNS has released data for 2003 which includes the pass rate for the CGFNS exam, broken down by country of education.
http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/programs/fs_data.html

NO DELAY OF VISA SCREEN LAW YET
Despite efforts by many organizations, the CIS has still not issued a delay of the July 26, 2004 healthcare worker certificate law. Organizations that are in favor of a delay include: the U.S. Senate, CGFNS, the American Hospital Association and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/03.31.2004healthcare_alert.htm

HAMMOND LAW GROUP ATTORNEYS TO ATTEND AILA CONFERENCE
All HLG attorneys will be attending the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from June 9 – June 13.
www.aila.org

HLG TO HOST HEALTHCARE ROUNDTABLE
HLG will be hosting a healthcare roundtable discussion with other immigration attorneys during the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The session will be held on Friday, June 11, 2004 from 4:30 -6:30 pm.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/healthcare.htm

SHERRY NEAL RE-APPOINTED TO HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE
HLG attorney has been appointed to the Healthcare Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association for a second term. She was also re-elected as Vice Chair of the Ohio Chapter of AILA.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/bios/sln_bio.htm

TEXAS DOH BEGINS ACCEPTING PHYSICIAN'S CONRAD 30 WAIVER APPLICATIONS EARLIER
Previously, the Texas Department of Health did not accept physician's applications for the Texas Conrad 30 program until October 1st, the first day of the new fiscal year. However, the Texas Dept. of Health will now begin accepting applications for the next fiscal year as of September 1st, 2004.
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/

AILF: FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE HURTS U.S.
In a recent Policy Brief, AILF, The American Immigration Law Foundation, argues that restrictive U.S. visa policies are beginning to close the door to highly skilled foreign professionals who have long helped maintain U.S. preeminence in science and technology.
http://www.ailf.org/ipc/policy_reports_2004_relinquishingexcellence.asp